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Rhode Island College Women’s Basketball Heads into 2023 NCAA Tournament Receiving Votes in WBCA Poll

By Press release submission | Mar 6, 2023

The Rhode Island College women’s basketball team is receiving votes for the first time this season in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Coaches’ Poll after securing its third consecutive Little East Conference (LEC) tournament title last week, and with it the league’s automatic berth in the upcoming NCAA Division III Championship Tournament.

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Sean Edmund Rogers named dean of University of Rhode Island College of Business

By Press release submission | Mar 6, 2023

The University of Rhode Island has named Sean Edmund Rogers dean of its College of Business and Alfred J. Verrecchia-Hasbro Inc. Leadership Chair in Business following a competitive national search.

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Paxson elected to American Council of Education board of directors

By Press release submission | Mar 6, 2023

Brown University President Christina H. Paxson has been elected to the board of directors for the American Council of Education, the major coordinating body for U.S. colleges and universities.

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Keene State Enters 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Ranked No. 5 by D3hoops.com

By Press release submission | Mar 6, 2023

The Keene State College men’s basketball team will enter the 2023 NCAA Division III Championship Tournament as the fifth-ranked team in the nation, according to this week’s edition of the D3hoops.com Poll.

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Dr. Mukesh K. Jain: “We have a responsibility to positively impact the health of our community.”

By Press release submission | Mar 6, 2023

As dean of Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School, Dr. Mukesh K. Jain wears many hats. And many coats, too — from sport coats as he explores new collaborations with Rhode Island’s health systems to white lab coats as he conducts research in his lab at Sidney E. Frank Hall on genetic factors that regulate the immune and metabolic systems.

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Brown Brain Bee brings brain science to local high schoolers

By Press release submission | Mar 6, 2023

School may have been out for February vacation, but a group of Providence-area high school students hit the books during the winter break to study all aspects of the brain and nervous system.

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URI Child Development Centers host high school students for lesson in early education

By Press release submission | Mar 6, 2023

High school Career and Technical Education students from around the state have gotten a first-hand look at child development and career pathways in the human development and education fields, thanks to a partnership between the URI Child Development Centers and the Rhode Island Association for the Education of Young Children (RIAEYC).

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BOPs meeting on March 14

By Press release submission | Mar 6, 2023

BOPs meeting on March 14

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Courageous RI to launch effort to counter disinformation

By Press release submission | Mar 6, 2023

The Media Education Lab at the University of Rhode Island will launch on Feb. 28 an exciting new media literacy initiative, Courageous RI. Funded by a $700,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security, the effort includes three distinct phases that will foster community conversation, provide training and education, and engage youth, helping participants to ask the right questions and empowering them to be more informed.

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Design Review Committee of the Capital Center Commission meeting on February 28

By Press release submission | Feb 28, 2023

Design Review Committee of the Capital Center Commission meeting on February 28

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LEC Announces 2023 Men’s Swimming & Diving Major Award and All-LEC Recipients

By Press release submission | Feb 28, 2023

The Little East Conference (LEC) Announced its 2023 Men’s Swimming & Diving major award winners, which was determined by a vote of the LEC’s head coaches.

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Brown Ph.D. student uncovers early evidence of brain surgery in Ancient Near East

By Press release submission | Feb 28, 2023

Archaeologists know that people have practiced cranial trephination, a medical procedure that involves cutting a hole in the skull, for thousands of years.

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LEC Announces 2023 Women’s Swimming & Diving Major Award and All-LEC Recipients

By Press release submission | Feb 28, 2023

The Little East Conference (LEC) Announced its 2023 Women’s Swimming & Diving major award winners, which was determined by a vote of the LEC’s head coaches.

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In tribute to pair of late Black women thinkers, scholars and leaders urge the pursuit of justice

By Press release submission | Feb 28, 2023

If bell hooks had one lesson to teach the world, it’s this: Celebrity isn’t everything.

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Warwick man sentenced to serve 15 years in state prison for child molestation

By Press release submission | Feb 28, 2023

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Warwick man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 15 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to sexually assaulting a male victim under the age of 14 between 2014 and 2016.

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Hiking the Camino through Spain

By Press release submission | Feb 28, 2023

Join us at Weaver as Charlene Kneath presents her amazing journey hiking the Camino Frances through Spain!

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Following trial, Providence man sentenced to life in state prison for 2011 murder of 17-year-old Providence woman

By Press release submission | Feb 28, 2023

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Providence man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to life in prison after being found guilty of the 2011 murder of 17-year-old Tiphany Tallo in Providence.

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Probate Court on February 28

By Press release submission | Feb 28, 2023

Probate Court on February 28

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Southern Maine Named Favorite in 2023 LEC Preseason Baseball Coaches’ Poll

By Press release submission | Feb 19, 2023

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The University of Southern Maine has been named the favorite to win the Little East Conference (LEC) baseball championship, according to the results of the 2023 LEC Preseason Baseball Coaches’ Poll. The Huskies totaled 57 points and received four first-place votes. They posted an overall record of 21-19 a year ago, and finished fourth in the LEC with a 10-6 league record.

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Town Council Meeting on February 22

By Press release submission | Feb 19, 2023

Town Council Meeting on February 22